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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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